Explosive projectile for ordnance



(No Mod-eli) v J. .MOORE.

EXPLOSIVE PROJEGTILE FOB. ORDNANCE.

Patented Feb. 24

STnTns PATENT @FUCHS JAMES JACKSON MOORE, Ol? MERRYYILLE, LOUISIANA.

SPECIFICATION forming par-t of Letters Patent No. 446,97' 5, dated February 24, 1891- Applicatien tiled April lO 1890. Serial No. 347,391. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Re it known that I, JAMES JACKSON M oonm, a citizen of the United States, residing at Merryville, in the parish ot" Caleasieu and State ci. Louisiana, rave invented a new andI useful Explosive Projectile for Ordnance, ot which the following is a specification. v

This invention relates to airimprovemcnt in explosive projectiles for ordnance and is an improvement on the explosive shell for which Letters Patent of the United States No. LH1856 were granted to myseli'on the 15th day oi' October, i839.

The present invention consists inthe improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts composing the said device, which will be hereinafter fully deseribed,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figurel is a perspective view of a shell embodying my improvements. Fig. is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on thc'linc .fr in Fig. 2.

Lilie numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the gures. 4

rthe projectile, which is designated by'l, is approximately cylindrical in shape and is provided at its front end with beveled or tapering sides 2 2, formingabluntedgc3. The projectileis hollow and is provided at its buttcnd with a shoulder 4, which is exteriorly screw-threaded and adapted to receive a cap 5, which when in place is flush with the cxterior surface of the shell. rlh-e latter is provided nea-r its front end with a transverse partition G, and near its butt-end it is provided on diametrieally-oppositc sides with curved springs T, which project asuitablc distance into the bore ot the shell and which serve to retain in position the cartridge S. The latter is of slight-ly less diameter than the bore ot' theshell, and it consistsot atubular shell or cylinder constructed of any suitable material and provided with a transverse partition il, whereby it is subdivided into two separateehambers designated respectively by l0 and ll. The upper or front chamber l0 serves as a receptacle for hydrocarbon oil or other suitable imtlammable liquid, and in the rear chamber il ot the cartridge explosive substance of any suitable character is stored. A nipple l2 extends from the rear chamber ll ol", the cartridge through thelront chamber l0 of the latter and slightly beyond its front wall, and upon ,said nipple a percussionlcap'lli is placed.

In operation my improved projectile may be tired from ordnance of any suitable con- `struction. \\'hen it is iircd, theinitial shock imparted to thc proj-cetilc will causo the cartridge to move rearward in the bore of the latter and to remain in contact with the cap 5 during the Hightoi the projectile. When vthe latter strikes an obstruction, it will not only penetrate such obstruction, but at the same time the cartridge will be forced in a forward direction and the nipple l2,carrying the percussion-cap 1,23, will strike the partition or diaphragm bf, causing th e cartridge andthe shell to explode. At the same time, owing to the l'orce ot the explosion, the charge ol' linflammable material contained in the front chamber of the cartridge will bc scattered over the obstruction encountered by the projectile andv saturati'ng such obstruction will become ignited and greatly increase the destructive qualities ot the' projectile. In the event ot' the latter striking the groundit will, 'owing to its peculiar formation with the 1.a-

pering sides L and, the blunt edge 3, be less liable to glance than projectiles of ordinary construction and will be exploded with more certainty and with greater effect. The sides of the shell S arc to be provided with removable plugs, which may be screw-threaded or otherwise suitably secured in position and by means ot' which access may be had to the separate chambers et said cartridge for the purpose of iilling or loading the same.-

What l claim isl. rlhe combination, with a cylindrical tubtb lar shell having a transverse partition orolia-A phragm and provided at its butt-end with a removable sere :sf-threaded cap, of the' interiorly-locatcd holdingsprings and an explosive cartridge mounted in said shell, held by the said springs, and having a transverse partition subdividing it into separate. chambers or compartments, substantially as set forth.

2, As an imjn'ovement in cx'plosiveprojeetiles for ordnance, the combination, with a tubular shell having a transverse partition or diaphragm, a .removable cap, and interior holding-springs, of a cartridge consisting' of IOC a tubular shell having a transverse partition, llfhunrnahle liquid and explosivematerial stored, respectively, in the front and rear Coinpartnlents ot' the cartridge, a tubular nipple extending from the rear compartment through and beyond the front Compartment of said Cartridge, and a percussion-cap upon the projeetin;r front end of said nipple,substantially as set forth,

3. The combination, with an explosive shell for ordnance, of an explosive Cartridge mounted in said shell and having front and rear compartments containing, respectively, .infiunlmahle liquid and explosive material, and 'a nipple extending through the chamber containing the infialnlnable liquid and havthe said shell, through which access may bev had to the compartment of the latter, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in I presence of two Witnesses. i JAMES JACKSON MOORE.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH S.-OOOHRAN, BRINKLEY L. DICKERsoN. 

